Unit 3 Test - The Progressive Era

One of the main ideas of Progressives was/is that –  

• the government should stay out of the way of big business.

• businesses should do more to help their employees.

• the government should play an active part in solving the problems of the people.

• workers should take over the ownership of businesses.

The issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by —

• the creation of The Temperance Society

• the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment

• the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

• the initiation of the Settlement House movement

How did the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?

• Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.

• Federal troops were mobilized to break strikes by labor unions.

• Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads.

• Laws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring.

The list shows accomplishments of which of the following individuals?

• Jane Addams

• W.E.B. Dubois

• Booker T. Washington

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

Members of the Progressive Movement generally supported the idea that the federal government should –

• prevent unfair business practices.

• restrict immigration to the United States.

• reduced the number of small farms.

• abolish private property ownership.

It can best be concluded from the illustration above that the women’s suffrage movement –

• employed scare tactics to intimidate the audience.

• proposed child-labor reform.

• advocated violence to spread its philosophy.

• utilized the protection of free speech to spread its message.

What of the following best describes the impact of the 16^th Amendment?

• It gave the federal government more power because it made it legal for the government to directly tax its citizens

• It made the manufacturing, distribution and consumption of alcohol illegal in the U.S.

• It gave the people more power because they now had the right to choose their U.S. Senators

• It doubled the amount of people who voted in the United States because it allowed women the right to vote

Examine the table below. Which of the following statements best summarizes the data in the table?

•  Only the very rich were required to pay taxes.
• Tax rates in 1913 were higher than those today.
• Most people in 1913 made more than $75,000 a year.
• People with higher incomes were required to pay more taxes.

Which of the following was a goal of the Populist Party?

• Graduated income tax
• Unrestricted immigration
• Social security payments to the unemployed
• Nationalization of railroads

Which amendment allowed for direct election of senators? 

• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19